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SPORTS: CSU research aims to reduce injuries to race horses By MIKE HOOKER, The Associated PressFORT COLLINS, Colo. - The death of a top race horse in the Kentucky Derby is something researchers at Colorado State University hope to help prevent in the future. Eight Belles, a filly, fractured both front ankles after placing second at the race last weekend. Veterinarians euthanized her at the track, prompting a nationwide discussion about the risks the animals face from aggressive training and breeding. At CSU's Equine Orthopedic Research Center, one veterinarian is a pioneer in bone and joint surgery that is saving race horses. Another has tissue samples from 150 different horses, hoping to find an answer to the common injury that Eight Belles suffered May 3. |
5/11/08
CSU Research Aims To Reduce Injuries To Race Horses
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